FAQs: Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions
DO YOU OFFER A PAYMENT SCHEDULE?
We split the payment into two. The first 50% is taken once we agreed to design your website and you’re happy to move forward. The following 50% is taken once the website is ready to go live and approved by yourself.
WHO HOSTS THE WEBSITE?
If we build your website, we will generally manage the hosting for you so you don’t need to do anything. We use the same hosting company for our own website and for ALL our clients. Each website is managed individually to avoid any security issues. Every website we build has unlimited bandwidth, 20GB of disk space, 2GB Ram and 99.9% uptime.
WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO MANAGE THE WEBSITE. CAN YOU DO IT ALL FOR ME?
XL Design and Code In Carlisle can arrange a maintenance package to suit your needs. We can discuss a package that’s right for you.
WILL MY WEBSITE BE RESPONSIVE?
We create user-friendly navigation and responsive content layout. Site will show on different devices by adapting proper codes for multiple formats (smartphones, tablets, desktops, etc.). With special HTML and CSS codes, your website will automatically recognize the viewer’s device and resize, shrink, or enlarge the pages.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET TO THE FIRST PAGE OF GOOGLE?
There’s no clear answer to this question as search engines often change their requirements. However, we have had clients get to the first page for their main keywords within 2 days of launching and we’ve had websites take 2–3 months for Google to show them on the first page.
However, there is no guarantee you will ever get to the first page of Google for your main keywords, some of your competitors might have huge marketing budgets or have been on the internet for years.
WILL YOU DO THE SEO FOR MY WEBSITE WHEN YOU BUILD IT?
SEO is usually an ongoing commitment and will require continuous work. However, we do offer packages that will start you off on the right foot.
WILL YOU BUY THE DOMAIN FOR ME?
If you’re buying a website from us. It’s the least we can do. As long as it’s available for purchase, we’ll buy it for you and pay for the first year. We’ll send you an annual invoice for the renewal along with the hosting fees.
Obviously, if the domain name costs more than the average of £10-£20, then we’d have to discuss this with you!
WHO WILL OWN THE DOMAIN?
You will own the domain. XL Design and Code will register the domain in your name and address and it belongs to you. This means you have ultimate control over it.